Tunnel excavator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5931601
SERIAL NO

08913525

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A tunneling machine intended to stably carry out gripper replacement by restricting the load imposed on gripper jacks for the main gripper as much as possible during excavation of an inclined shaft. Such a tunneling machine comprises (1) a main beam that extends along a tunnel wall, (2) a nose gripper disposed in front of the main beam for gripping the main beam against the wall of a pilot shaft and a main gripper disposed behind the main beam for gripping the main beam against the wall of a reamed shaft, (3) a main frame supported by the main beam so as to be slidable back and forth and supporting a cutter head at the front portion thereof, (4) a holding gripper (composed of a roof support, side support, vertical support) for gripping the main frame against the wall of the reamed shaft, (5) thrust jacks coupling the main frame to gripper shoes for the main gripper, and (6) retaining jacks coupling the main frame to a carrier.

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KOMATSU LTDTOKYO 107-8414

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  • 1997 Application Filing Year
  • E21D Class
  • 42 Applications Filed
  • 17 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 40.48 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Minami, Yoshihito Osaka, JP 4 19
Nakamura, Masaru Osaka, JP 243 2564
Terada, Shinichi Osaka, JP 24 132
Yamazaki, Toshihiro Osaka, JP 4 47

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  • 6 Citation Count
  • E21D Class
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